Chapter 169: Come back to me
Never in a million years I would have expected to hear that from Paula. I knew she never liked me and I never thought there would be a day where things would change.
But somehow I found myself standing before her as she spilled the words "I’m sorry".
My mind was still registering the words that left her mouth. I was looking right into her eyes, shock and surprise swirling in the depths of my eyes as I was rendered speechless. I opened my mouth, wanting to say something but I only ended up stuttering.
"I... I don’t know what to say..." I muttered softly under my breath as I averted my eyes and lowered my head to stare at my wringing hands.
"You don’t have to say anything," she quickly said. The sudden warmth and gentleness in her tone felt so foreign to me. "I don’t ask for your forgiveness now, but I hope you can forgive me one day."
Silence lapsed between all of us.
She continued, letting the words leave the tip of her tongue as she let out a breath. "I know I have done you wrong on multiple occasions. Xavier had been trying to tell me and talk to me about it but I always had the wrong impression of you. It’s not an excuse, I shouldn’t have blamed you for what happened." She placed her hand on her chest and her brows were furrowed together. "I do apologise for everything I have said and done."
"Paula..." Her name left my lips and I felt someone held onto my hand. I whipped my head around and my eyes flickered down to glance at Xavier’s fingers interlacing with mine as the corners of his lips twitched upwards into a slight reassuring smile but I was still in a daze. "I..." My voice trailed off and she cut me off before I could complete my sentence.
"You don’t have to say anything, I don’t need an answer now," she said and her gaze shifted to be fixated on her son this time. "And I’m sorry for always making things hard for you and Aurelia all these while."
His gaze was fixed on his mother and his tone remained cold and icy with a serious expression that masked his features. "It’s not me you should be apologising to, it’s Aurelia."
"You are right," she nodded and turned to face me once again. "I’m sorry for not believing you, I really am."